Women's basketball: Hot-shooting Marist cruises, 81-54

2:30 AM,
Feb. 24, 2014

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Emma O'Connor posted her fourth double-double of the season to lead a balanced attack as the Marist College women's basketball team rolled to an 81-54 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference triumph over host Manhattan on Sunday.

O'Connor, a senior forward, finished with 13 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. She was one of five players to score in double figures for the Red Foxes, who shot 53 percent from the floor, 43 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and 82 percent from the free-throw line.

Marist (21-6, 15-2) has won four in a row since losing at home to Fairfield on Feb. 8, and 11 of its last 12. ...